ayam belanda
Indonesian
Etymology
From ayam (“chicken”) + Belanda (“Holland, the Netherlands”).
Noun
- (obsolete) turkey (bird) (Meleagris gallopavo)
- Synonym: kalkun
Further reading
- “ayam belanda”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Compound of ayam (“chicken”) + Belanda (“Holland, the Netherlands”), literally "Dutch chicken".
Pronunciation
- (Baku) IPA(key): /ˌajam bəˈlanda/ [ˌa.jam bəˈlan.da]
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˌajam bəˈlandə/ [ˌa.jam bəˈlan.də]
- Rhymes: -nda, -a
- Hyphenation: a‧yam‧be‧lan‧da
Noun
ayam belanda (Jawi spelling ايم بلندا, plural ayam-ayam belanda)
- A type of bird; a turkey.
- Synonyms: ayam inggeris (obsolete), ayam piru (rare)
Descendants
- → Tausug: aymbalanda'
Further reading
- “ayam belanda”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
- “ayam belanda”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017